Law of the desert born
Subtitle: a graphic novel
By: Louis L'Amour ; adapted by Charles Santino ; script by Beau L'Amour and Katherine Nolan ; based on the short story by Louis L'Amour ; produced by Beau L'Amour ; illustrated by Thomas Yeates
Contributors: L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988; L'Amour, Beau; Nolan, Katherine; Yeates, Thomas
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780345528124; 9780345538567
Subjects: Comic books, strips; Revenge; Fugitives from justice
Description: New Mexico, 1887, a land in the midst of the worst drought anyone can remember. Family histories and loyalties run deep, but when rancher Tom Forrester has his access to the Pecos River cut off by the son of his old partner, he convinces his foreman, Shad Marone, to pay Jud Bowman back for the discourtesy. Yet what starts as a simple act of petty revenge quickly spirals into a cycle of violence that no one can control. Now Marone is on the run, pursued by a sheriff's posse across a rugged desert landscape. Leading the chase is Jesus Lopez, a half-Mexican, half-Apache with a personal stake in bringing Shad to justice. Newly released from jail, trusted by no one, Lopez swears he's the only man who can track Marone down. That may be true. But who will live and who will die and what price will be paid in suffering are open questions. Fate and the Jornada del Muerto desert possess a harsh justice that is all their own.